In the regulatory area, Kent advises clients on a wide range of federal requirements, including Buy America, environmental regulations, and Disadvantaged Business Enterprise. He also represents public transit agencies in all aspects of the development of new fixed guideway transit projects, including the development and negotiation of full funding grant agreements with the Department of Transportation, and financing plans for major capital projects.

Kent has considerable experience negotiating Section 13(c) labor protection agreements with transit unions, representing transit agencies in mediation and impasse resolution at the Department of Labor, and in arbitrations before both private arbitrators and the Department of Labor.

Kent also has experience working in all aspects of the legislative process on Capitol Hill, including preparing position papers and briefing documents, drafting legislative proposals and amendments, and preparing testimony for hearings.

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